LARSON Bass - Required Boating Safety Equipment and Regulations

SAFETY
SECTION
2
© 2003-2018 Ken Cook Co. 2 - 16 l Bass
REQUIRED BOATING SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND REGULATIONS
U.S. Coast Guard Minimum Onboard Personal Safety Equipment Required
(Your boat may be equipped with one or more requirements by the
manufacturer.)
LESS THAN
16 FT (4.9 M)
CLASS 1:
16 TO LESS
THAN 26 FT
(4.9 TO LESS
THAN 7.9 M)
CLASS 2:
26 TO LESS
THAN 40 FT
(7.9 TO LESS
THAN 12.2 M)
CLASS 3:
40 TO 65 FT
(12.2 TO 19.8 M)
LIFE JACKETS
AND PERSONAL
FLOTATION
DEVICES (PFDs)
One U.S.
Coast Guard-
approved
Type I, II, III or
V wearable
life jacket for
each person
on board
One U.S. Coast Guard-approved Type I, II, III or V
wearable life jacket for each person on board and
one throwable Type IV PFD device
VISUAL DISTRESS
SIGNALING
DEVICES
One (1)
electric
distress light
OR three (3)
day and night
combination
red flares
One orange distress flag or one electric distress
light OR three floating or handheld orange smoke
signals and one electric distress light OR three day
and night combination red flares, handheld,
parachute or meteor type
AUDIBLE
SIGNALING
DEVICES
A boat less than 39.4 ft
(12 m) must have on board an
efficient sound-producing
device. (Example: hand or
mouth whistle OR a
compressed or powered air
horn)
A boat less than 39.4 ft
(12 m) must have on board an
efficient sound-producing device.
(Example: hand or mouth whistle
OR a compressed or powered air
horn)
A boat 39.4 ft (12 m) but less than
65.6 ft (20 m) in length operating
in inland waterways must carry a
power whistle OR powered air
horn AND a bell
NAVIGATION
LIGHTS
Regulations require that navigational lights be clearly lit and
properly displayed at all times between sunset and sunrise and
always when operating in reduced visibility while boating